Coffee, Books and More

Coffee, Books, and More…Book Discussion

The goal of this group is to read a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction, that will stimulate the mind and some lively conversation. This book discussion meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. in Meeting Room B at the Library. Books will be available at the Fiction/AV/Teen desk one month prior to the discussion.

September 19, 2018

A professional storyteller imparts the incredible tale of her youth during the Third War of Independence to eight women who need hope to survive Hurricane Flora in 1963 Cuba. While the storm rages their courage comes from a spellbinding blend of epic adventure, love, family, history, and a heartfelt plea for forgiveness.

October 17, 2018

Part memoir, part historical and social analysis, Vance shares the poignant story of his family and upbringing, delving deep into the working class life in the Appalachian region and his family’s upward mobility into a new middle class life.

November 21, 2018

A devoted Chicago miraculously survives an attack that kills his partner. He remembers nothing about the attack and is charged with double murder. Desperate to clear his name, Billy retraces his steps to get to the bottom of what happened.

January 16, 2019

A. J. Fikry's life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. Slowly he begins to isolate himself when an unexpected arrival gives A.J. the opportunity to change his life.

February 20, 2019

Set in Brooklyn during the Great Depression, Anna Kerrigan’s father has disappeared and the country is at war. Anna works at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, where women are allowed to hold jobs that had always belonged to men. A chance meeting with a man from her family’s past sets her on a path to understand the complexity of her father's life and the reasons he might have vanished.

March 20, 2019

Mishandling the interrogation of an arrogant suspect who caused the death of a young girl, Brunetti takes a vacation on a laguna island with the hopes for a recuperative stay only to become embroiled in the disappearance of his host in the aftermath of a sudden storm.

April 17, 2019

Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by firsthand accounts about the notoriously corrupt Tennessee Children's Home Society.